Canadian canoe paint

[thejinx]

Just got a canadian canoe for free very good physical condition but it's red and been in the sun so bleeched out. It's plastic, what is the best paint. Oil based gloss?

 

[vwcanuck]

Canadian eh? Do you have a picture of it? Does it have a manufacturer's decal or plate on it anywhere?

 

[thejinx]

I will put pick up soon. I take it you have had one nicked then. This is a Pyranha, I know it's provenance its been sat in work for 4 years

 

[thejinx]

here it is

just got to get it washed and painted then work out how to get it on top of a dormobile

 

[vwcanuck]

No I didn't get a canoe stolen. I had never heard of those canoes referred to as "Canadian" since where I live, Canada eh!, all canoes look like that. :lol:

There's a bunch of materials used to make canoes ... wood, canvas, fiberglass, Kevlar, aluminum and plastic. Here in Canada the plastic is much more commonly used for kayaks and represents less than 1% of canoes. Unfortunately once the sun has done its damage there is no effective, long term repair. Some people have tried using auto paint polish to buff out the white & faded surface but the sun's damage goes much deeper than just the surface. I haven't heard of any paint that will bond to the plastic and stay looking good. Most people who have tried painting say that the paint flakes off and the canoe looks worse than it did before painting.

Your canoe has great patina-ish ... just get it wet and have fun

 

[thejinx]

Always called them Canadian Canoes. :lol: may just wash it and paddle it

 

[jonboylaw]

You can buy boat repair paint the will reseal the gel coat. It is a 2 part paint the you mix like glass fibre resin and paint on. You then roll it out to make it uniform. Search on line for gel coat repair or gel coat painting.


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[vwcanuck]

Thejinx mentioned his boat is plastic. Nothing but the same polyethylene plastic will bond to the hull. It would be like trying to MIG weld aluminum with steel wire because the chemical properties are not compatible.

 

[thejinx]

Surely it's the same as a car bumper?

 

[vwcanuck]

Be careful what you assume. Just like metals differ so do plastics ... maybe even more because they are all 100% unnatural and man-made!

Maybe this chart will help (sorry I couldn't find an image of this chart which actually includes kayaks & canoes)

Your canoe is most likely HPDE.

http://www.urethanesupply.com/identify.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Pete B]

Canada eh!

Doubt the above will mean anything to folk here unless they have connections to Canada, made me chuckle though!